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What Can Be Done.

BY trying again and keeping uE
courage many things seemingly im'
possible may be attained. Hun
dreds OF hopeless cases Of Kidney
and Liver Complaint have been cur
ed by Electric Bitters, after every.
thing else had been tried in vain
So, don't think there is no euro fol
you, but try Electric Bitters. There
Is no medicine 30 safe, so pure, ant
30 perfect O Blood Purifier. Elec
trio Bitters will euro Dyspepsia
Diabetes and all Diseases of the
Kidneys. Invaluable in affections
Of Stomach and Liver, and over
comes all Urinary Difficulties.
Large Bottles only Scots. at q. N
Shindel's.
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Advantages Of Low Ceilings.
The advantages Of low ceilings for
dwellings,, on account Of their being
more readily and completely ventil>

A1SAS aS"N''' "b' SOhp'otoiN 'Su'ii-
ated than dwellings, that are high
GeilS4, areucT very general -
ted by builders and sani
The view taken of this matter from
the standpoint Of hosith is, briefly,
that tho leakage OF air which is
always going on keeps all parts OF
the air in motion in such rooms,
whereas, il the ceiling is higher, only
the lower part Of the air is moved.
and IN inverted lake Of foul aud hot
air 10 left floating in the space above
the window tops.
To have the currents OF fresh mir
circulating only in the lower part
OF the room, while the upper portion
OF the air isf eft unaffected, is really
the worst way of ventilsting, for tue
staguant atmospheric lake under
the ceiling, although motionless,
keeps actively at work under the
law OF the illusion Of gases, fonlipg
the fresh currents circ llatiog beneath
it. With low ceilings aud high win.
dows no such accumulation Of air j,
possible, for the whole height of The
room is swept ky tue currents as the
dust Of the floor is swept with I
broom. Again it is urged in be-
h,lf OF low ceilings, that they pos
sess the advantage Of enabling room
to be.warmed with lass expenditure
OF beat and less cost Of !ue'. -Bos
ton Budget
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-09-08
n9fqT 1gF'HFI- -0ii.ssS 0ii.ssS'HsHSIRlYf."' .'sHSIR Yf"''
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A Physical and Chemical Laboratory, Gym
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address tho Principal aud Proprietor, SWlIlllN
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"NEARLY cRhZRD

With pain" is the sad cry of many victim
OF rheumatism or neuralgia, and frequently
other disease, such as kidney and liver
complaints, are directly traceable TO Theu-
natism or neuralgia. These diseases, for
some uneIplainable reason, are rapidly IN
creasing, and in many instances are the
direct cause Of much sickness which 30
hides It's real origin as 10 be mistaken for
other diseases. In curing rheumatism, neu.
ralgia, sick headache, and in many cases OF
kidney and liver troubles, Athlophoros has
wrought wonders. Those who have used
IL are best qualified 70 speak Of its merit.
Rguscs Point, New York.
/ took AthlophOTDs and think it helped
me. had ng! walked for weeks when l
took the AlhlOphoros and have walked
since. have taken nearly all medicines
commended for rheumatism, and think
ths, Athlophoros helped me the most OF
sny. am not entirely cured yet, but am
going TO take AthloPhoros If 1t comes on
bad again. hRs. IHos' hAYb
BoltenviIle, VI, August 18th, 1885,
can thankfully say j believe owe my
life 10 Athlophoros as an instrument in
the hand Of God. / have had no return
Of those awful spells Of neuralgia of the
heart since last wrote you. Hoping ths
may induce others 70 Try 20 valuable a medi'
cine, / remain Very respectfully yours,
Mis-. &. n. PAIGE.
PswIing, n. Y, August 10, 1895. ,
The bottle Of AihlOphoros ! procured
for jacob Eeinners wife acted like a charm.
Sbe had been confined % her bed for three
weeks or more. Could hardly help herself
any. In one week she Was on her feet. She
had NOT long before given birth 10 child and
lad infsmInatory rheumatism.
A. A. ToYYY.
Every druggis, should keep Athloph oro'
and Athlopboros l'ilis, hut where they can
not be bought oi the dru2gih the Athlo
phoros Co, II. Wal 81, lew York, vii
sod either lcsrrage paid On receipt o
regular price, with is fl0 Ier Loiil'
fof Aih,6pharfn sDi Dc. Ter IIiNs.
", iigs Gaf hidney d'ga@s fsff"ffia. "
dgesfpa. 0stnfss. % - ytis ofi nf. bht az
Of women eoasfiisisai. fTE'fflr M,pui
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uc KLEIN S Arnica salYe

The Best Salve 10 the world foi
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Sal
Rheum. Fevor Sores. letter, Chap
ed Hands. Chiblains Corns, ant
all Skin Eruptious, and positivel'
cures Piles, or no pay required. /
is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded. Pric,
25 cents per box.
G.. NJ. Shindel.
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PETIT JUhY.

PETIT JUhI.
Drawn for Sept Term, Commencing Monda y
the 2bh, 1857.
Adams-D. ]. Bingaman, Harrison Moyor, II
X. Tobias.
Beaver-w II Bingamau, Aaron Droesc, VIII
Coleman.
beaver west-C VI Midileswarh.
Centre-Ephraem Walter, = + Sheary, L
Bingamsn, A q Walter.
Chapman-John II Sunel, John A Meyer John
Page.
Franklin--John W Renningor, II A NJ Harner
Austin Git,
Jackson-John p Klinger, Peter p Brousc, Y.
II Wagner.
Middleburgh-Frank Bachman John II Mo or
Mlddlecreek-W = BicLcl.
Monroe-Edward Young, Joseph " Kessler
perry-Levl Kepler, Horny + Snyder.
Perry W 10 BShirk, Theodore Dreese.
Pcnn-D w Meyer.
SelinsgroNC-H ii SchOch, y y Burns James
Ulorich.
Spriug-AleK Hummel, Geo. Lambert, Robert
smith, Jerry Koch, Edward knopp, Adam
Delong,
Union-Geo II Herrold. Franklin + EoitZ
Washington-lacob Duck Reisle, 1hos J
Arbogast, W II Helm, Geo X Meyer, Lewis
Mengel. Francis Glass.
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Drawn for Sep. Term, commencing Monday
the 2bth, 1857,
Adams--R w FCcso.
Chapman % A Sghsner,
franklin-ueo Specht, J W Eisenhower
David Harncr.
Middleburgh-Ci VI Shindel.
Middlecreek-B Row, Henry Wot-el.
Mehroc-Noah Stotlcr, l. Cooper. DAME
Smith, Cherries Doitrich.
Perry-John Schneo,
Ponn--w A Luck, Charles Grouse.
Solinsgrove--J A Bower, N j Livingston, yos
A Ludwig, 4 l. Duck, Peter Albert, New.
ton tlehch.
sprinR-w 4, Gross, Chas Lloyd, Jcrr!
Druckenmiller.
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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09
The Italians Of PhiIadeIph IN.

The Italians of Philadelphia are almost
entirely of the lower class. The chief
occupations by which these people gain 4
livelihood are rag picking. street cleaning,
vending fruits and nuts and grinding
socalled music out of wheezy hand organs.
An early riser will see the rag pickers out
At break Of day with bags and iron hooks,
prodding into ash and garbage barrels,
turning the contents over carefully and
selecting what they want with the air of
A connoisseur. and to tell what they leave
would lie easier than to enumerate the
articles they stow away within the folds
# their bags. The street cleaners, too,
are out and hard at work at daybreak,
loing tasks and enduring wrongs 10
American would undergo at any price.
The fruit dealers and the organ grinders
appear on the scene about O'Clock and
a days work for them ends about II at
night.
The Italian is hard worker and con-
5ent with small pay, two facts which
make him very popular with contractors.
There is no ideness tolerated in their
households. While the husband is gather
ng rags the wife is tending fruit stand
or selling trinkets from door TO door.
The boys who are large enough ere fuJ-
lished with kit and become boot
blacks. while the smaller brothers add
heir mite to the general fund by gather
ng cigar stumps from the Sutter.-Phila-
lelphia Times.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09

1--WE have as many As forty or fifty girls
working for US at times said Mr.,
Eeardsley, .'and some of them have
grown up in our shops, having spent
seven or eight years in skinring hcrrinGs.
They make as high rs 81 !, week, and seem
happy and satisfied. But we lind more
trouble every year in getting new girls. l
suppose it is because the avenues Cf en-
ployment for girls are multiplying in so
many directions. IN the rush OF bC5y
times. such as the advent cf Lent brings
us in the spring, we have trouble in get
ting all the help we want"
The reporter was shown up stairs,
where the girls were at work in an a;Tnos-
phere that was redoient of the peculiar
flavor of red herring. He wondered If the
girls ever freed themselves Of the smell,
and the forewomaI said that when they
took of their aprons and washed their
hands thoroughly they were just rs sweet
rs though they worked in candy fac
tory. The operation is simple but inter
esting ThSy transform the herring Of
the old cou ltry store boxed and saloor.
free lunch counter variety into the NOR.
aristecratic boneless herring of commerce.
This is done with deftness and skill that
can be Imagined when it is considered
that tho girls manipulate daily from 2Gi
TO 1,5J0 fish apiece. They cut OF the
heads. rip fl the skin all the way round,
split the fish and take out the backbone.
so nearly in one motion that the eyes o.
the onlooker are deceived.-Ncw 1orh
Paper
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09
Argentine RepnhlIc.s Schools.

The foremost citizen in the Argentine
Republic, till his recent death at ripe
old /; re, was Francisco Domingo Sarmi-
ento He was once minister to the
United States, and while here became i'm.
bued with the spirit of our institutions.
Being elected president, his first execu
tive act was to organize a school system
similar to that of the state of Michigan,
which he most admires., and the uni
versity of that state recognized the com
pliment by honoring hin. with the degree
of doctor of laws Thr" lgh the co-opera.
tion of the widow of T. ace Mann, he i'm
ported twenty or more teachers from the
United States To organize n group OF high
grade normal schools for the education OF
instructors, which are still in operation,
and have proved great success. Be
tween thirty and forty ladies' are now en-
gagged in the wCrk, most Of them graduates
of our higher institutions of learning.
Their influence has been wide spread
Their example has widened the spheres
of the women of that country, and broken
down the old social restrictions inherited
from Spanish times
Not long ago one of these ladies, Miss
Clara Armstrong. of Minnesota, was re-
buked by the papal envoy for teachini:
heresy in her school He complained Of
her to the minister of education and the
charges were Investigated. Miss Arm
strong was sustained by the government,
and the papal envoy was expelled from
the country by order Of the president for
interfering with civil affairs.-WilI ilIiam
Eleroy Curtis in Harrcr's Magazine.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09
A Locomotive IN . Day.

Some idea Of the extent to which mechani
cal ingenuity and efficiency have advanced
may be had from the following statement:
1T is now possible to construct complete
sewing machine in a minute, or sixty in one
hour; reaper every fifteen minutes, or less;
30 watches in a day, complete in all their
appointments. More important than this
a.cn is the fact that it is possible to construct
a locomotive in n day. From the plans of u
traushtsman to the execution of them by the
workmen, every wheel, lever, valve and tod
rny be constructed from the metal to the en-
gine intact. Every rivet may be driven in
tie boiler, every tube in the tube sheets, and
from the smokestack to the ashpan, locomO-
:rc may be turned out in working day,
completely equipped, ready t., do the work OF
a hundred horses" Without such machinery
end the skilled labor to operate thea, the civ,
ilized world of today would be an spossibl
ity.- Boston Budget
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09
Whore the Cigar Got Its Name.


The origin of the word cigar is of some
interest and is not to be found in the
ordinary dictionaries. The word, Of
course, is Spanish, and Littre in his
French dictionary says that it is derived
from cigarra. the Spanish name for grass
hopper. When the Spaniards first intro
duced tobacco into Spain from the island
OF Cuba. in the Sixteenth century. they
cultivated the plant in their gardens,
which in Spanish are called cigarrales.
Each grew his tobacco in his cigarral and
rolled it up for smoking. as he had learned
flom the Indians in the West Indies.
When one offered smoke to friend he
could say: "Es de mi cigarral'-it is
from my garden. Soon the expression
came to be: Este cigarro es de mi cigar
tal"-this cigar is from my garden. And
from this the word spread over the world.
The name ciSarral for garden comes from
cigarfa. grasshopper, that insect being
very common in Spain, and cigarral mean
ing the place where the cigarra sings. In
this way the word cigar comes from
cigarra. the name of the insect, not be-
cause it resembles the body of the grass
hopper, but because it was grown in the
place it frequents. Chicago Tribune.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09
Day Of the Week at Manila.

Although the Philippine Islands lie near
TO the Asiatic coast it was by Spaniards
who sailed eastward from America that
t.ley were settled. Did they revise their
calendar when they crossed the magic
line and strike out n day to keep them
selves abreast of the times, No such
thing; the Spanish dons of that day were
i proud and fiery folk. and if their calen-
DIR did not agree with the times then SO
much the worse for the times. Anyhow,
tic fact remains that when they arrived
ut the Manila or Philippine islands they
still reckoned by the calendar which had
been taken fron Spain to America, and
from America by them on their voyage.
They were, Of course, day in arrear; but
us there were not then any important set
Elements Of civilized nations thereabout
with whom the date could be compared
the error was not noticed; the reckoning
took firm hold, and, in consequence, the
Inhabitants Of Manila keep piodding
along one day behind all their immediate
neighbors. Journal.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09
Clever way to Pay Old Debts.

ssThat scheme Of rat catching to raise
the wind, in Your paper, wasn't bad
oae," said nan to a reporter the other
day. 1T reminds me of a little expert
eIcc / once hGI with an irnpecunious law
yer who from necessity made study Of
sIclI things. ! had n bill against him for
work done aud went to collce: it. It was
for ;:J. Alter n moments hesitation he
wrote me check for $40, saying he made
ii a point never TO draw for n smaller
amount, a1d asked me for s. change. I
gave him tie change without thought
and started for the bank. Imagine my
feelings Nhen the clerk said: Got no funds
for this. got out as fast as could, and
I tried D find the lawyer for q week.
When did catch him in his office he had
some money and cashed his own check.
As lie apologizcd for the trick. and got
my money, l decided to say nothing more
out it, That was several years ago, and
that lawyer is to-day in the front rank, and
many a dollars worth of work l have
done for him since. But he never again
asked me to give him change on u check
when paying his bill New York Even
ipy Sun
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09
Sterilization of Pistol Bullets.

4 triumph of antiseptic surgery which
was probably unforeseen by Sir Joseph
Lister is recorded by the French papers
As is well known, the duello still llourisEcs
among our neighbors with a viG,or that
would have delighted Capt. BobadL As
Il rule, honor is very easily satisfied ii
these encounters. and all the scicn
tifc thrusts and lunges end usually
In wounds which are well within
the range of minor surgery. 1t appears,
however, that in recent affair OF honor
the principals, who meant business,
ran each other completely through the
body. Great, therefore, WAS the amaze
ment Of their friends to see both the
heroes of the fray walking about Il few
days afterward as if nothing had lap
pened. This fortunate result is Cttri-
buted to the fact that the surgeon who
was in attendance on the ground had
taken the precaution tc dip the swords in
O strong solution of carbOlic acid before
they were used. This humane idea might
possibly be still further improved upon.
and the combatants might be c0Inpel.e,i
to fight in suits Of antiseptic gauze and
protective. and under cloud of carbol,c
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09
A Connecting Link.

The barramanda proves to be q con-
necting link of primary rank between the
oldest surviving group of fishes and the
lowest air breathing animals, like the
frogs and salamanders. 1t leaves its ma
tive streams at night and sets out on a
foraging expedition after vegetable food
in the neighbOring woodlands. 1t has
both lungs and gills. 1t can breathe
either air or water at will, or, if it
chooses, the two t,gether. Though COW
cred with scales and most nsh like in
outline. it presents points of anatomical
resemblance both to salamanders and liz
ards. and is connecting bond between
the North American mud fish on the one
hand and the wonderful lepidosiren on
the other Chicago News.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09
Difference Between Will and Deed.

A learned counselor of law, whose birth
place was over the Rhine, thus wrestled
with '-E2Glish as she is spoke" in one Of
cur state appellate courts recently. Tho
case involved the point whether . certain
paper executed by the father Of the plain
till was Il will or deed, and he thus lucid
" explained the terms to the judges:
..Eef man egsecutes baper that ees to
take effect at vonce, that ees deet; but
cef he egsecutes dot baper to AXE effect
after ees d.t, that ees VIII.
Argus.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09
Watch Dogs for Sentry Duty.

One of the latest freaks of military Sc,
eDce is the training of watch dogs fcr
sentry duty. The French war minister
has given orders that dogs shall be tired
in connection with advance post duty ana
taught to bark at the approach Of an
enemy or stranger. Dogs are also to be
used as scouts, and if they prove useful
they are TO be attached to all the line reg
iments and stationed regularly with the
double sentries. Letting loose the dogs
Of war" thus promises to have literal
as well as a metaphorical meaning.-New
York Tribune.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09
HOW Fine Flower. Arc Grown.

All the fine flowers seen at exhibitions
are obtained by the plants being dis
buddets," rs the method is technically
known The expert florists instruct anna
teurs who select special kinds from the
cut flower tables that they must not be
at finding them half the size
when they flower, unless they pinch of all
the buds but one on each shoot just as
soon us the buds can be seen.-New York
Mail and Express,
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09
Earthquake Proof Buildings.

The government Of Japan has invited
several scientific bodies to appoint joint
committee TO examine and report upon
the type of buildings best calculated to IT.
sist shocks Of earthquake. This is il
view of the fact that whereas japanese
houses were formerly constructed of wood
masonry is now coming largely into use
especially in the construction OF publ.
buidings.-Chicago Times.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09
Kitty Sternly Eebuked.

Little Mareery, playing with her kitten,
,,ot a rather severe scratch from the ami
NAL. Her lip trembled for an instant,
and then she assumed the commanding
attitude and expression that her mother
had assumed under somewhat similar cir
cumstances toward her, and, extending
her hand, said sternly:
"Titty, dive ME dat pin"'-Boston
Hanscript-
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09

spray. 1ne sterilization Of pistol bullets
may follow, and impetuous politicians
on the other side OF the channel will then
L.. able to indulge in their fsvorite rec
Ration with even less risk than at pres
..nt-British Ieuical Journal.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09

Fireproofing stage and scenery with
chemical paints is the unanimous recon-
mendation Of the French commission ap-
pointed to report on the best means OF
preventing fires in Observation-Disclosures
Traveller.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09
Easily Accounted For.

The extraordinary supply Of grouse in
London on the first day the shooting law
was up is now accounted for by the in
formation that the grouse had been kept
for ten months in ice cellars at . temper.
ature of 90 degs. They were very much
reIislled. York Sun.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09

Omaha Boy-Pop. are political parties
sood for anything'
Wise Citizen-Indeed they are, my poy.
Good citizens would be badly of if it
wasn't for the political parties. They are
controlled by certain men that we all
know.
"Oh, yes And when those men make
the nominations you know who to vote
for."
mo, indeed. We krow who to vote
against. Omaha World.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09

inexpensive and practical remedy which
it would cost the wearer but few cents
month to keep in repair.-Dr. Walter
B. Platt.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09

Miss Anna VOll will give vocal and piano
instruction at l34 Clifton street.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09

South Dakota promises to be corn pro-
&1ang region.
The Car and his family viii be in Ber
lin ON the Is inst,
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-11-09

A lady in . Mexican suburban town near
Orizaba fell dead while waltzing.